Psalms 17:9-19

9 ascendit fumus in ira eius et ignis a facie eius exarsit carbones succensi sunt ab eo

10 inclinavit caelos et descendit et caligo sub pedibus eius

11 et ascendit super cherubin et volavit volavit super pinnas ventorum

12 et posuit tenebras latibulum suum in circuitu eius tabernaculum eius tenebrosa aqua in nubibus aeris

13 prae fulgore in conspectu eius nubes * eius; transierunt grando et carbones ignis

14 et intonuit de caelo Dominus et Altissimus dedit vocem suam *grando et carbones ignis;

15 et misit sagittas et dissipavit eos et fulgora multiplicavit et conturbavit eos

16 et apparuerunt fontes aquarum et revelata sunt fundamenta orbis terrarum ab increpatione tua Domine ab inspiratione spiritus irae tuae

17 misit de summo et accepit me adsumpsit me de aquis multis

18 eripiet me de inimicis meis fortissimis et ab his qui oderunt me quoniam confirmati sunt super me

19 praevenerunt me in die adflictionis meae et factus est Dominus protector meus

Psalms 17:9-19 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 17

\\<>\\. This prayer was put up by David either in his own person, on his own account, praying to God for the vindication of his cause, and for salvation and deliverance from his enemies; or in the person of the Messiah, whose type he was, and of the whole church, so Jerom of old interpreted it; and the title of it in the Arabic version is, ``a prayer in the person of a perfect man, and of Christ himself, and of everyone that is redeemed by him;'' in which preservation and protection are prayed for, and hope of eternal life is expressed. It was written, according to Theodoret, when David suffered persecution from Saul.